by Comstock’s Magazine
Michael DeBlasio thought it was really bad stomach cramps, but the pain in his abdomen wouldn’t go away. Even though he considers himself “a healthy guy who doesn’t rush to the hospital,” in July, he drove 15 minutes from his house in Volcano to the local Sutter Health emergency room in rural Amador County.
“They determined it was the onset of a heart attack,” recalls DeBlasio, a 66-year-old former product marketing manager.
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